Accident shuts down Route 280

A car accident on eastbound Route 280 in West Orange left three people injured, police said.

Trooper One McLaughlin said that a car containing three people ran off the road and crashed around 2 p.m. today near West Orange's exit 8. Two occupants were transported by ambulance and one via helicopter to the University Hospital.

McLaughlin said the roadway was temporarily shut down, but reopened almost an hour later.